Oklahomans added to reality contestants list
Mark Smith from Tahlequah will compete on the new SCI FI Channel series “WCG Ultimate Gamer” premiering at 9 p.m. Tuesday (March 10).
He is one of 12 players who will tackle various video game challenges for a chance to win $100,000 and a gig as VIP representative for World Cyber Games.
Smith (pictured at right in SCI FI Channel photo) is also one of 37 reality contestants with Oklahoma ties. Following is a list of these local TV personalities. It is believed to be complete, but if someone is missing from the list, please email psoldan@opubco.com.
Reality contestants with Oklahoma ties:
••Matt Breitzke, Bixby, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 8 semifinalist, Top 36, 2009)
••Travis Brorsen and Presley, Perry, CBS’s “Greatest American Dog” (Season 1 winner, 2008)
••Champ Devere (brothers Niles and Beau Johnson), Konawa, CMT’s “Can You Duet” (Season 1, Top 25, 2008)
••David Cook, Tulsa, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 7 winner, 2008)
••Leah Darrow, Oklahoma City, UPN’s “America’s Next Top Model” (Season 3, Top 13, 2004)
••Melinda Doolittle, Tulsa, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 6, Top 3,, 2007)
••Michael “Cowboy” Ellis, Durant, CBS’s “Big Brother” (Season 5 runner-up, 2004)
••Kayne Gillaspie, Norman, Bravo’s “Project Runway” (Season 3, Top 5, 2006)
••Cassie Grisham, Norman, CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” (Season 3, Top 8, 2004)
••Amanda and Neill Harmer, Bethany, NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” (Season 5, Top 8, 2008)
••The Herndon Twins (sisters Addi Panter and Jala Verner), Edmond, CMT’s “Can You Duet” (Season 1, Top 12, 2008)
••Tara Huckeby, Shawnee, ABC’s “The Bachelor” (Season 5 runner-up, 2004)
••George Huff, Norman, Fox’s American Idol” (Season , Top 5, 2004)
••Amy “Amis” Jenkins, Bartlesville, CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” (Season 10, Top 14, 2008)
••Teresa Keegan, Tulsa, Bravo’s “Top Design” (Season 2, Top 8, 2008)
••Miranda Lambert, Tishomingo, USA Network’s “Nashville Star” (Season 1, Top 3, 2003)
••Scout Cloud Lee, Stillwater, CBS’s “Survivor” (Season 9, Top 3, 2004)
••Nathan Marlow, Edmond, CBS’s “Big Brother” (Season 4, Top 8, 2003)
••Jason Meadows, Calera, USA Network’s “Nashville Star” (Season 3 runner-up, 2005)
••John Paul Merritt, Oklahoma City, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” (Season 3 runner-up, 2005)
••Valerie Naifeh, OKC, ABC’s “The Great Domestic Showdown” (Season 1, Top 3, 2004)
••Carri Perrier, Oklahoma City, ABC’s The Bachelor” (Season 12, Top 14, 2008)
••Brandon Quinton, Ada, CBS’s “Survivor” (Season 3, Top 8, 2001)
••Jason Ramsey, Oklahoma City, NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” (Season 3, Top 50, 2006)
••Carolyn Ridenour, Tulsa, ABC’s “The Bachelor” (Season 6, Top 25, 2004)
••Kahlen Rondot, Broken Arrow, UPN’s “America’s Next Top Model” (Season 4 runner-up, 2005)
••Jacob John Smalley, Oklahoma City, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 2 semifinalist, 2003)
••Mark Smith, Tahlequah, SCI FI’s “WCG Ultimate Gamer” (Season 1 contender, 2009)
••Phil Stacey, Shawnee, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 6, Top 6, 2007)
••Tommy Stanley, Cushing, NBC’s “Nashville Star” (Season 6, Top 8 2008)
••Krysta Starkey, Oklahoma City, ABC’s “The Bachelor” (Season 6, Top 25, 2004)
••Blaine Twilley, Tulsa, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” (Season 4, Top 6, 2008)
••Carrie Underwood, Checotah, Fox’s “American Idol” (Season 4 winner, 2005)
••Christie Volkmer, Choctaw, CBS’s “The Amazing Race” (Season 14 contender, 2009)
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